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IOA - ANSWER -the degree to which two independent observers
code the same values for the target behaviors
-used to determine observer's competency and detect observer
drift
-Measuring: reliability, consistency, validity
Minimum acceptable percentage for IOA - ANSWER 80%
Ways to measure treatment adherence - ANSWER -Direct
observation with list of procedural steps
-Permanent products of intervention
-Separate intervention into meaningful steps
-Self Reporting
Treatment adherence data should be collected in ____% of
sessions - ANSWER 25%
Minimum acceptance level of integrity - ANSWER 90%
Selection of target behaviors - ANSWER -Choose behaviors that
maximize reinforcement and minimize punishment in that setting
-Choose behaviors that lead to more desirable behaviors
-Choose socially significant behaviors
Operational Definition - ANSWER Should be clear, observable,
measurable, objective and complete
Permanent Products - ANSWER The actual physical, tangible
things left in environment after behavior occurs
, Direct Observation - ANSWER a measurement system that
takes data at the time/place the behavior occurs (watching
behavior as it occurs)
*Golden Standard of measuring behaviors*
Event Recording - ANSWER Record number of occurrences of
behavior
Time Sampling - ANSWER divide observation interval into very
small intervals of time and record whether or not the behavior
occurs or does not occur during each specific interval
Trials to criterion - ANSWER number of opportunities needed to
reach a pre-established criterion
Whole Interval Recording - ANSWER behavior must occur for entire
interval in order for it to be scored as occurring during that interval
Partial Interval Recording - ANSWER behavior has to occur at a
certain time or for a certain time during the interval
Momentary Time Sampling - ANSWER at the end of each interval we
record whether the behavior is occurring or not
Repeatability - ANSWER counting the behavior as it occurs
through time
Count - ANSWER tally number of behavior occurrences
Frequency - ANSWER occurrences in reference to a fixed
amount of time
Rate - ANSWER frequency as occurrences per unit time
Duration - ANSWER The amount of time that elapses from the